Artificial All The Way Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I put a half a yellow crayon in about 2/3 a cup of 500 and it worked. I have been using old plastic to color. didn't have any yellow so while looking for a marker to cut open I found a box of crayons. I searched but didn't find any threads on crayons. Have you guys tried this? Just ordered a gal with several colors. Thanks for the new addiction. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial All The Way Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Here's a couple shots. Sorry, they're from my cell. The lures look and feel just like all the others. Two tone yellow bellies, solid yellow, white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I know how did you think of that. That wouldn't even have crossed my mind. I hope you used non toxic crayons. I don't what PETA slapping a law suite aginst you for posinig fish with crayons. I might try them this weekend. My kids have a thousand of them I hope they won't miss any. Do they smell when you put them in. or do you put them in when you heat up the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hell I never would have thought of crayons either, there are some neat crayon colors out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Does the crayon foam up when it melts? What are crayons made of besides the color? www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I think some form of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 HOW IT WORKS: Crayola® crayons are made from two basic ingredients:paraffin wax and pigment. The wax blend is delivered to Binney & Smith in heated tanker-train cars and stored in two-story silos. for a detailed and fun explanation take the Crayola Factory Tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Wax colors have been used for years, they are a little tricky to you and need to be extreamly thin chips or they wont melt properly. if you get a clump in the plastic take it out with a spoon. Wax colorants come in 2 forms a liquid oil and a solid block of wax. the wax works better than the oil, but the oil does work just doesnt desolve as well. When Bobby and I first started pouring we were using wax color chunks. that was in 2001? look for some posts on here from 2002-03 when this site first started you should find one of mine listing what brands and colors worked best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial All The Way Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Drew I tried searching on crayons before post this because I figure you guys must have tried everything. No post on using them for color came up. I was just looking for anything with a liquid color that I thought wouldn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I have been using oil pastels for over twenty years with good and bad results.The flourescent colors work great,much better than the dyes sold for soft plastic baits,and they can be added after the plastic has been heated,they do not bleed,and stay bright.That said,when mixing some of the other colors from different companies,you can get some wild results.The oil pastel sticks disolve very well in the heated plastic.Oil pastels are like ADULT CRAYONS used in art classes.Ask some one who is into art work,and they would be happy to give you a bit of a stick.A 1/4 inch piece will color a cup of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Do you get the oil pastels at the art supply stores? How much do they cost? Then can you mix the colors to make a diffrent color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 The oil pastels I use were bought at HOBBY LOBBY in their art section.They cost about $3.50 for a set of 12 sticks. I think that was about right.It's been awhile. Yes you can mix colors ,BUT,I have some tube lures that looked great only to change color dramatically over night.I mixed some of the new colors with some that were twenty plus years old.Went from tan,to green.I find that that was my worst failure.I recommend trying the flourescent colors,you can add them before you heat the plastic.I made some tubes that had a body of charteuse,a black back,and a flourescent red belly.There was no bleeding to other colors.I placed them in a baggie of white lures,and left them in the car on a warm day,to test if they would transfer to the white.They didn't and that is a improvement on dyes,unless I got ahold of bad dye. If you send me your e-mail address,I will send some pictures of the box of oil pastels,and the tubes.I have to use my cameras program to send.Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 I sent my email Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 You know,its bad enough stealing the wifes tupperware for mold making.Now I will be lifting the kids crayons..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Rember braveviper their not the kids crayons if you paid for them. You were lending them to your kinds. Untill you found a good use for them. Like I tell my kids Its not your wii untill you get a job. Their ages are three, four and elven they have a while till they tell me to shut up. I figure I can get some jabs in before they hit their teenage years. Then I will get mine with blood pressure pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Quetion:- what happens to the wax after it's heated in the plastic? If it remains, wouldn't it reconstitue and make the bait stiffer? www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 The wax is what made me go with the oil pastels.I figured the wax would set up and do like Nova said. I thought about using regular pastels,they are a lot more like chalk.They would have to be ground up pretty fine and should be like the powders sold for the plastic.I would have tried this but couldn't find a mortar,and pestel(spelling?)Like drugists use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial All The Way Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 I can't tell any diff with the wax crayon added in. Looks, feels, and acts the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 well the ones I poured this morning have been sitting all day, time to take a look at them and see if i notice a difference, will be back soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Jay, Now that's thinking outside the box...or really inside the box?? Thanks for sharing your great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinrick Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 can't wait to see the recipes for the crayon color baits 1/4 stick here ,1/2 stick of this,and a piece of this :Dthis is a wonderful idea especially with gas prices the way they are !! hmmmm i wonder if crayons will work in the gas tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Well the sticks I made sat all day yesterday and today, took them over to the local park with my nephew. he was fishing the originals and I fished the crayon baits, we both scored early, taking 1 LM each, nothing for the next hour or so, switched to a crayon frog and the fish didn't seem to care, I cranked the handle twice before a decent size lm took the frog whole. the baits didn't feel any different than the originals except a little bit heavier. it might actually help the frogs a bit as the crayon pieces floated in the plastic prior to heating. One thing i did notice.. the crayons melt way faster than the plastic cooks, so short burst on the plastic till I see the crayons melt, then a quick stir and then back to regular heating.. Now the problem with crayons is they come 64 different colors to a box.... Think crayola will sell me 50 lbs of golden rod yellow or plum purple? I have poured about 7 different colors now both in frogs and sticks, I have some colors that I could not make straight up....like peach with orange flake, plum red with green and purple flake, green apple with red flake, the list goes on and on I'm calling it here... * Crayonbaits.com lol the non toxic alternative to soft plastic fishing...maybe I can pack them up like crayons all stick baits standing up with an individual wrapper around each one stating the color. Like I said unles you can find a color in bulk, it's probably not worth it, but for fun and custom colors it doesspice up the ordinary 5 drops of this 4 drops of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I am not sure. I think I seen a show on Crayons you might be able to get just one color. If I rember right it was on A n E or History channel. Try to Email Crayola they might sell them that way or they would know if sombody does. I think their is a whole store that is all Crayola stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Try this link to buy single colors in bulk. Crayola.com Can We Help Ok, who's going to try deadsticking a crayola? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Try this link to buy single colors in bulk.Crayola.com Can We Help Ok, who's going to try deadsticking a crayola? That's only a short hop from fishing gummie worms and some folks have been doing that for years. lol www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
